With his salary shooting from $825,000 to $4.5 million next season, it also means there’s a good chance that, without a restructured contract, he has played his last game as a Lion.

The Lions are counting on Titus Young and/or Ryan Broyles to step up. Burleson’s absence also will create more opportunities for tight end Tony Scheffler, who’ll line up in the slot.

Call us crazy (as if you need an invitation), but we’d also consider the possibility of shifting Jahvid Best to slot receiver in the hopes of reducing the inevitability of further concussions that will exist if he continues to play running back, and in order to create more chances for him to use his speed and agility away from the center of the line of scrimmage.

“Call us crazy (as if you need an invitation), but we’d also consider the possibility of shifting Jahvid Best to slot receiver in the hopes of reducing the inevitability of further concussions that will exist if he continues to play running back, and in order to create more chances for him to use his speed and agility away from the center of the line of scrimmage.” – Florio
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You’re crazy.

But, hey, your thinking outside the box. Why don’t you give Linehan a call, he needs some good suggestions.

Doesn’t make a bit of difference who’s playing where as long as Scott Linehan is still calling the plays. One game of bad offense is a fluke…six games straight is coaching. Same thing with the special teams.

As a lions fan I like Schwartz but please let him go and get a guy who can get these guys under control. And a qb coach who can fix Stafford’s feet and release. I’m thinking the guy with the crazy eyes who set the table for harbaugh in San Fran would straighten these “bad boys” pretty quick.

“Call us crazy (as if you need an invitation), but we’d also consider the possibility of shifting Jahvid Best to slot receiver in the hopes of reducing the inevitability of further concussions that will exist if he continues to play running back, and in order to create more chances for him to use his speed and agility away from the center of the line of scrimmage.” – Florio
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Yes, because receivers like Austin Collie never got a concussion playing out of the slot….

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. That guy has been getting on my nerves since his Minnesota days. He talks a bigger game than he plays. We may never see his planned TD celebration. You won’t hear me complaining.

pixelito says:
Oct 23, 2012 4:59 PM
Lions fans got a brief glimpse of success, then the players and fans went batty, and now its gone…
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That’s what happens when you get gifted a playoff spot. If Cutler and Forte were still healthy last year, no one would care about the Lions.
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As a Vikings fan This is a very true statement. The Bears would have definitely had that spot if those 2 wouldn’t have gotten hurt. The Lions also had 3 wins they shouldn’t have had last year…2 against minnesota and the 1 against dallas. Puts them at 7-9. That’s the kind of team they still are.

As a Vikings fan This is a very true statement. The Bears would have definitely had that spot if those 2 wouldn’t have gotten hurt. The Lions also had 3 wins they shouldn’t have had last year…2 against minnesota and the 1 against dallas. Puts them at 7-9. That’s the kind of team they still are.
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OK. How about this: take away those 2 wins you don’t think the Lions deserved last against you last season, and give them to your beloved Vikings (as though they deserved any better either). And hey, you can have the Dallas win as a bonus! The Lions still would end up with a better record than Minnesota.

Actually, the Lions have a long range scheme in play here. First, they lost to the Vikings and Bears to make the haters on those teams happy. Next they will lose a couple more games to prove that last year was just luck. Then, in 2013, they will return to kick all your collective asses.